2010–11 A-League

2010–11 A-League
The 2010–11 A-League was the 34th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the sixth season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of Melbourne Heart brought the total number of teams to 11. Brisbane Roar finished Premiers with two games remaining in the season following an Australian record unbeaten run, and later completed the Premiership and Championship double by beating the Central Coast Mariners in the Grand Final.
Rule changes
A new rule at the start of the season allows for two marquee players to be signed without salary cap restraints so long as one is Australian with a certain number of qualifications to be determined by FFA. This replaces the previous ruling of only one salary cap exempt player in previous seasons.
Clubs
Transfers
Managerial changes
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)
Salary cap exemptions and captains
Regular season
League table
Home and away season
The 2010–11 A-League season had each team play 30 matches over 27 rounds. The regular season started on Thursday, 5 August 2010 and ended on Sunday, 13 February 2011. The opening game was played at the new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park) and marked the A-League debut of the new franchise, Melbourne Heart. Mid week games were played to accommodate this extra team. The official 2010–11 fixture list was released on 18 May 2010.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Round 27
Notes
Table of results
Finals series
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
Own goals
Attendance
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
Updated to the end of season.
A Gold Coast United match held on 19 December 2010 was postponed due to the poor playing surface of the pitch and torrential rain after the 21st minute of the game had been played. Spectators were allowed free entry prior to the postponement, of which there were 10,146 in attendance of the 21,000+ who applied for the free tickets. The abandoned game's attendance is not taken into account.
Top 10 Attendances
Discipline
The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season. It was awarded to Premiers Brisbane Roar who beat last year's Champions Sydney FC by 6 points.
Updated to End of Week 27 (End of Regular Season)
Awards
End-of-season awards
Johnny Warren Medal – Marcos Flores
NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Mathew Ryan
Golden Boot Award – Sergio Van Dijk
Goalkeeper of the Year – Michael Theoklitos
Manager of the Year – Ange Postecoglou
Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
Referee of the Year – Matthew Breeze
Foreign Player of the Year – Marcos Flores
Solo Goal of the Year – Erik Paartalu
Source:
All-Star team
Formation: 4–3–3
See also
2010 Australian football code crowds
2011 Australian football code crowds
Team season articles
2010–11 Adelaide United FC season
2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season
2010–11 Central Coast Mariners FC season
2010–11 Gold Coast United FC season
2010–11 Melbourne Heart FC season
2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season
2010–11 Newcastle Jets FC season
2010–11 North Queensland Fury FC season
2010–11 Perth Glory FC season
2010–11 Sydney FC season
2010–11 Wellington Phoenix FC season
Official season draw
Notes
References
A-League Men seasons
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